Nebraska CLE requirements

Among the best skills new lawyers can possess, self-care may be the most lacking, according to research. Numerous studies have reflected the negative effects that the stress we develop as law students continue to impact us as we enter the legal profession. In this course, we explore how neuroscience (the study of the nervous system) recognizes the detrimental effects of the chronic stress placed on law students and lawyers. Such stress is manifesting itself in rates of anxiety and depression among attorneys that are at a rate more than 3 times that of the general population. Research has established the importance of developing and maintaining cognitive fitness to equip young lawyers with the skills they need to thrive professionally. The course also addresses the connection between nutrition and cognitive wellness and offers practical strategies to help you excel.

Understanding the nuances of gender, gender identity, gender pronouns, neopronouns, sex, and sexual orientation can be challenging. During this session, the facilitators will provide basic definitions of various terms in the LGBTQIAP+ acronym while providing insights on how to use gender-inclusive language and how to create an LGBTQIAP+ friendly environment for employees and clients alike. This session is for allies, those new to DEI work, or anyone who desires to create safer spaces and safer language for humanity.

It is now more important than ever for businesses to understand what is permitted—and, perhaps more important—what is not permitted in the realm of political activity. Businesses and individuals are motivated to participate in the political process, but must understand the rules of the road to ensure compliance with campaign-finance laws, pay-to-play laws, and government-ethics laws. This presentation will provide an overview of the current state of the law, trends in enforcement and disclosure obligations, and strategies for compliance.

In this course, Dolly Hernandez will discuss practice tips on handling client intake for marital and family law matters. This course will address the initial conflicts check, potential issues and sensitivities in marital and family law matters, and the components of a consultation. Dolly will also review practice pointers and materials needed for a successful marital or family law intake process.

Own a patent, now what? Only patent owners can enforce their right to exclude others from making, using, selling, or offering to sell their invention. In this introduction to patent litigation, we breakdown the major steps necessary to file and pursue a patent infringement complaint in U.S. district court. We also discuss the importance of claim construction and selecting the right forum. Participants in this course will gain a general understanding of the key step when enforcing a patent owner’s right to exclude.

The two greatest sources of professional risk to attorneys come from overlapping sources – ethical obligations and legal duties to clients. Using real world examples, this course explores a national survey of claims against lawyers based on attorney malpractice and professional misconduct. Common ethical considerations and the relationship between professional responsibility and malpractice exposure will be explored along with growing cyber risks to attorneys. Related causes of action, common defenses and jurisdictional considerations will be reviewed as well as risk management techniques and best practices to mitigate such claims.

It has always been the case that the onus of enforcing intellectual property rights falls principally on the shoulders of the holders of such rights. Thus, when a case of unauthorized use is discovered (or is looming), the intellectual property owner usually must act quickly to stop the offending conduct, regain control over the property, and secure adequate compensatory relief. But is commencing a lawsuit in court the most effective and efficient way to achieve those ends? What considerations play into the decision over whether arbitration or mediation, for example, might be better options? Should arbitration or mediation even be a consideration during a negotiation over a dispute resolution clause before any conceivable dispute has even arisen? With over 20 years of experience as a commercial and intellectual property litigator, coupled with over 10 years of experience as an arbitrator and mediator, Theo Cheng will explain the advantages and disadvantages of using arbitration or mediation in connection with resolving intellectual property disputes so that you and your clients can be better informed before deciding to choose one of those alternative methods over court litigation.

This course will give an overview of the origins and framework for Native American law in the United States, with a focus on guiding the general and specialized practitioners through the history of Indian Law and federal policy to modern day sources of conflict and cooperation – such as federal, state and tribal jurisdiction, taxation, property rights, Indian gaming, natural resources issues and economic development.

Do you friend, tweet, connect, or blog with colleagues, friends, clients, and others? If so, have you installed an automatic mental pause button before posting on social media? Are you now wondering about where and why to find said pause button? Well, you have come to the right course because we will explore the answers to these questions and more as we journey to uncover the impact of social media upon the practice of law. After a bit of historical context, the course will reveal why today’s lawyer must be imbued with social media savvy in order to effectively represent clients, market a law practice, and avoid ethical landmines that endanger a lawyer’s license to practice law.

This program will briefly discuss the purpose of the IDEA and the standard for individualized education programs (IEPs), and will discuss more in-depth the sections of IEPs and what they should entail. This program will also cover evaluations, and what districts are required to do, as well as parent’s rights. The program will be New York based, but New York’s regulations strongly mirror federal law, and differences will be noted. It will also cover updates in special education law, including the COVID pandemic and its impact. This program will benefit new attorneys to the special education field, and attorneys who are seeking to better understand what an IEP is, how it is created, and what it is based on in order to be appropriate.

The False Claims Act was passed by Congress and signed into law in 1863. The statute has been amended multiple times but it is most well-known for its resource constraints and other considerations, often qui tam provisions, which allow private citizens to bring suit in the name of the government to recover dollars lost as a result of fraud. While the government may elect to intervene in an FCA case and run the litigation, resource constraints and other considerations often leave private counsel to pursue the case on their own. This one-hour CLE will provide a soup-to-nuts guide on litigating FCA cases. From determining when to take a case through case investigation, pleading considerations, motions practice, the use of experts, and readiness for trial. It will weave practical considerations into a narrative with the procedural and evidentiary rules. In an era where more and more solid FCA cases are being litigated without government intervention, this program provides essential guidance.

For more than 30 years, the win-loss record for tribal interests at the United State Supreme Court was dismal. Between 2018 and 2022, however, tribal interests were on a remarkable winning streak. But what is the continuing outlook for tribal interests at the Supreme Court? This program will analyze the three cases decided by the Supreme Court in June 2022 and consider what they might portend for the future. The program will benefit tribal attorneys, practitioners of federal Indian law, and other attorneys who wish to learn more about federal Indian law.

For over one hundred years, traditional vertical wells have been producing oil and gas across the country. However, as technology has advanced, horizontal wells have become a more profitable way to produce oil and gas from the maximum acreage allowed. What happens when an operator wants to drill a modern, horizontal well, thousands of feet long, under lands covered by old leases, without a pooling provision, without a separate pooling agreement, or when the lease expressly prohibits pooling under certain conditions? In this introduction to allocation wells, we breakdown the different types of horizontal wells, and the current guidance regarding to process of drilling an allocation well, and the related underlying production sharing agreements.

This course examines criminal mitigation in the instance of white-collar and middle-class defendants. Here, attorneys who may represent white collar criminal defendants gain an understanding of both the purpose and challenges of mitigation. Because the white collar criminal defendant is often demonized as a result of bias or prejudice from the community and prosecutor's office the psychosocial background issues must be understood in detail given particular challenges for this kind of criminal defendant in an effort to more fully advocate for them.

Selling or transferring a company can be a once in a lifetime event and understanding the value of the company when transferring it can be a difficult challenge. This course will focus on how to value a company and how to successfully transfer the company and capture its value while minimizing the tax liability and the estate planning that follows. Roman Basi will teach participants the methods used in valuations, succession planning, estate planning, and much more.

The Supreme Court’s October Term 2020 included important decisions in many areas of law, including free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, intellectual property, and voting rights. The lecture will describe the most important cases from October Term 2020 and explain their significance for the law and for society.

Attorneys are constantly facing demands on their time from courts and clients. With all these responsibilities, who could possibly find time to fit in a pro bono case? This presentation will discuss the importance of pro bono representation, explain the numerous opportunities for both short and long term pro bono representation, and provide some ethics considerations and practice tips for those who want to get started.

For over a century, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) prohibited student athletes from being compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness (“NIL”). Long standing NCAA bylaws characterizing student athletes as amateurs barred these students from fully capitalizing on their own talent, athleticism and labor. Over the years, student athletes grew increasingly critical of the NCAA, universities, and corporate structures that earned millions of dollars through marketing, promoting, and televising students’ NILs without payment to the athletes. Eventually, athlete criticism evolved into a movement wherein lawsuits, the enactment of new state laws, and revised NCAA bylaws now permit student athletes to be compensated for their NIL. This program will review the basics of NIL agreements and provide academic institutions with general factors to consider when student athletes, enrolled in their programs, are approached with NIL agreements. Legal professionals, coaches, and student athletes will benefit from the course’s historical discussion of NILs, summary of new state laws, and updated NCAA rules, as well as practice tips for avoiding predatory contract terms and managing the power imbalance between student athletes and entities seeking to profit from their NIL.

You have landed in the court of appeals – now what? Many practitioners approach appeals much in the same way that they do trial court matters but learning the nuances of appellate practice can give you a leg up on your opponent. This course will provide you with a roadmap to guide you on your journey to the court of appeals and beyond. You will learn practical tips that will increase your confidence levels along with your overall chances of success.

Over the last three decades, numerous studies have documented the mental health crisis facing the legal profession. As lawyers, our sedentary lifestyles, poor eating habits, sleep deprivation and chronic stress are common culprits. Although many strides have been made through lawyer assistance initiatives and programs, lawyers and law firms must take actionable steps to improve their professional lives. Wellness s not a new concept but has gained recognition over the last several years as a means of transforming the work space. This course examines the core causes of distress among most lawyers and offers proven solutions to the mindsets that threaten our mental and physical health. Learn how nutrition. Neuroscience and natural therapies can improve concentration, confidence, and calmness to help you achieve optimal wellness and success.